Welcome to Curriculum Night

Mrs. Perks4th grade

Gifted Self-ContainedKyrene Monte Vista

Tonight’s Topics Goals/Expectations Educational Philosophy Quality of Work Helping Your Child at Home Social Studies Health Science Technology Homework Grading Classroom Management Communication

Goals Becoming responsible for their own

learning

Understanding that mistakes are a way of learning

Becoming thinkers and problem solvers

Goals and Scales› Active learners› Learning Notebooks

I can follow written and oral

directions.

Educational Philosophy

High Expectations

Mindset: Fixed vs Growth

Support

Consistency

Accountability

Responsibility

Quality Work Proper Heading on Pager (Name,

Number, Date, Assignment) Erase Completely Write Within Margins of Paper Read Directions Before Beginning Follow Multi-Step Directions Check Work Carefully Write Legibly (Print and Cursive) Take Time to do Personal Best

Helping Your Child at Home

Relax You are a “guide” Don’t take over for your child Expect your child to work hard to learn Have your child explain the problem and his

thinking out loud Show all work Examine why solutions are correct and

incorrect Help your child connect math with daily life Point out your own activities that involve

mathematics Ask questions

Social Studies Geography and Mapping Skills

Arizona Studies

Economics of Arizona

Explorers and Missionaries

Prehistoric and Modern Day Native Americans

Health Being Healthy Curriculum

Human Growth and Development(Permission only to participate)

Science (Inquiry Based) Animal & Plant

Science Magnetism &

Electricity Weather &

Water Renewable &

Nonrenewable Energy

Technology Project Base Learning and Research Google Doc Electronic Portfolios Word (word processing, inserting clipart, saving

files, and printing) PowerPoint & Frames (Slideshows) Excel (Collecting data and graphing) Publisher (Card and brochure making) Inspiration (Presentations, organizing data) Internet searching and safety

Homework Kyrene 4th grade: 40 minutes nightly Math homework: Every Night Reading: (Every Night) Projects (Not included in my homework)

Math fact practice – nightly (If your child needs it)

If all homework is turned in completed and on time – Success Club

If not - then study hall (I still expect all homework to be turned in even if late or sick.)

Grading ABC’s

› 90-100% A› 80-89% B› 70-79% C› 60-69% D› 0 – 59% F

Rubrics and Scales

Classroom Management The 3 B’s Honey Drops Whole Brain Learning (WBL) Ron Clark’s “The Essential 55” Character Clips Mr. Potato Head

Communication Yellow Communication Folders (Home on Monday – back on Tuesday)

‘Back’ Folder:Papers stay home Agenda: Homework, Behavior, Goals, Reading and Math min. Webpage: Monte Vista Webpage kyrene.org

Perks’ FYIs Student phone calls

Thank you for Coming this Evening!

Any questions?